Lucinda, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lucinda Queensland
Sugar-loading jetty, 2007
Lucinda Location in Queensland
Population	406 (2016 census)
• Density	5.219/km2 (13.52/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4850
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Area	77.8 km2 (30.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	27.0 km (17 mi) NE of Ingham 139 km (86 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,470 km (913 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 27.2 °C 81 °F 22.3 °C 72 °F 949.5 mm 37.4 in
Localities around Lucinda: Hinchinbrook Channel Hinchinbrook Channel Coral Sea Macknade Lucinda Coral Sea Halifax Halifax Halifax

Lucinda is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Lucinda had a population of 406 people.

History

Lucinda Post Office opened on 6 October 1896.

Economy

Jetty near the shore, 2007

A sugar-exporting town, Lucinda is noted for its 5.76-kilometre (3.58 mi) long sugar jetty, which is the longest jetty in the southern hemisphere and the world's largest bulk sugar loading facility (18°31′13″S 146°23′11″E / 18.5202°S 146.3863°E / -18.5202; 146.3863 (Lucinda Jetty)). Due to its length, the jetty could not be built flat but follows the curvature of the earth creating a difference of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) between the two ends of the jetty. The jetty can accommodate Panamax-class ships and it takes 22 minutes for the sugar to travel the length of the jetty by conveyor belt. The sugar is supplied from the Victoria and Macnade sugar mills.

Lucinda is also used as a port for a supply barge to Palm Island.

Education

There are no schools in Lucinda. The nearest government primary school is Halifax State School in neighbouring Halifax to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-west.

Images for kids

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  Jetty at Lucinda Point with Hinchinbrook Island in the background, circa 1905